MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	35.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	71.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 years ago, 9 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20130922
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 15 '14 at 18:12
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 126 2-Core 240 84% 183 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 712 70% 575 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 60% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.100.0.0 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.5% Below average	Lighting 26.7 Reflection 35.6 Parallax 50.1 22% 37.5 fps	MRender 51.7 Gravity 60.9 Splatting 103 62% 71.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate 600 Pro 240GB-$199 351 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 223GB free Firmware: B690 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 58 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 19 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 34 0 103083147298 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 642 (F1) Unknown 100 100 596 (F2) Unknown 100 100 107 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 0	96.8% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 437 Mixed 460 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 27.4 123% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 79.6 121% 229 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 98%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -82257213652652 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 476 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 1 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 24 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 35 40 73017065507 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 24 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 119420 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 56 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 119420 (F2) Unknown 100 100 160075 (F9) Unknown 100 100 16300	71.9% Very good	Read 496 Write 166 Mixed 225 64% 296 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 18.7 109% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 36.6 78% 161 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 736GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 176 4083 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 554 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1755 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 502 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 44 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 509 (C2) HDA temperature 113 107 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 30 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 14 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 26	67.2% Good	Read 116 Write 118 Mixed 76.2 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.18 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.49 140% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 76%
Patriot Memory 8GB 171 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 6GB free, PID 5200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 88.2 Write 10.3 Mixed 17.5 34% 38.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.96 4K Write 0.59 4K Mixed 0.07 48% 2.54 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 19%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,371x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,203x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	390x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	319x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	165x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	147x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	144x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	84x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	77x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	74x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16